Match holder and striker.



Patented Dot. I, 190i.

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(Application filed Dec 24, 1900.)

(No Model.)

PVITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT .OFFICE.

OHEEVER L. WEBSTER, OF IRVINGTON, INDIANA.

MATCH HOLDER AND STRIKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,629, dated October 1, 1901.

Application filed December 24, 1900. Serial No. 40,843. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHEEVER L. WEBsTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match Holders and Strikers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a holder or safe in which matches may be safely kept ready for use and in which they may be ignited au tomatically when withdrawing them therefrom, the object being to provide an article of this character at a small cost either as a permanent ornamental holder or as a temporary one suited for also carrying advertisements for gratuitous distribution.

The invention consists in a holder having sides that may be moved apart for the insertion of matches, a retaining-baud for holding the sides together against the matches, and inner rough surfaces whereon the matches may be ignited as they are forcibly drawn past the rough surfaces; and it consists also in the novel parts and combination of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and claimed. 7

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference-letters refer to corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my holder, showing end views of matches therein; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the retaining-band; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the complete holder and striker having matches therein; Fig. 4, a transverse vertical sectional view taken approximately at the center of its length; Fig. 5, an end elevation of the device complete; Fig. 6, an approximate plan of the blank from which the holder may be made, and Fig. 7 a fragmentary sectional view showing the mannor in which a partition may be retained in the holder.

In construction when providing a holder which may be used permanently and be more or less ornamental as well as useful I may employ any of the suitable metals or other material in its composition, and when designing it for use rather as a mere temporary device principally for advertising purposes I may make it of cheap material, such as cardboard or strawboard covered with suitable printed matter.

The holder proper comprises two opposing sides A and B, connected by a bottom 0, and two ends each composed of two adjacent parts, as D E F G, bent over from the sides, so that one part of each end provides a gage engaging the side opposite that to which it is attached to determine the clear space between the two sides, the other part of the end acting as a keeper for binding the free edge of the gaging part. The retaining-band is continuous, or made practically so, and comprises two parallel sides J J and two parallel ends J J in lines at right angles to the sides. It is designed to slide freely over the holder proper from the bottom upward and has a suitable lug K, adapted to enter a slot L in one side, as in the side B, and the same may also be provided at the opposite side of the holder. The lug may be formed byturning over a lip projecting from an edge of the band, or an equivalent may be provided by pressing up a rib at the interior face of the band, and also in lieu of the slot L an indentation may be made in the outer surface of the holder side. In either case the catch prevents the band from sliding away from its proper position near the top of the holder. In the sidesA and B near the bottom 0 are creases H H, pressed in from the exterior, so as to form internal ribs extending parallel to the bottom, the ribs serving to retain the matches whose heads are placed below the ribs, although the matches are also held frictionally by reason of the retainingband. One crease may serve to retain the hand when engaged by the lug thereon if it be dropped down to permit the sides to separate slightly when inserting a supply of matches.

At the inner side of the sides A and B or at least at one side is a suitable rough striker or scratcher M or N, extending from end to end of the holder and of suitable vertical dimension, so that when withdrawing a match its igniting-head will be caused to explode against the rough surface. The striker M JS designed to be formed of a strip of sandpaper suitablysecured to the holder side, while the striker N is formed on the surface of a metal plate by utilizing the raised edges of perforations, either or both forms of which may be accidental removal from the top of the holder when drawing out the matches which are pressed against the partition.

In Fig. 6 the dotted lines 6 indicate the outline extensions that are bent over to form the ends, and the spaces inclosed by said dotted lines added to the space inclosed by the full lines comprise the superficial area of the whole blank, the end parts being shown as having been bent over. The blank is substant-iall y rectangular and at two opposite edges is cut away midway between the two remainingedges, so that the portions C,which form the bottom 0, will be shorter than the other portions, as D E F G, that form the ends D E F G when complete. The parts A and B when bent up will form the sides A and B, respectively.

In practical use, the band having been dropped down to the bottom after first releasing its lug, the sides may be slightly spread apart at their tops, the bottom acting as a spring-hinge therefor, and the matches may then be inserted heads down, after which the sides may be closed against the matches and closely held by forcing up the band. lVhen in proper proportion, the matches will protrude slightly from the top of the holder, andif one be grasped and quickly withdrawn, while at the same time pressing the sides of the holder together, the match may be ignited as it passes the striker.

The holder is useful for carrying in the pocket or for the dwelling, where it may be laid about in safety, or it may be adapted to be hung up.

Having thus described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A match holder and striker combined comprising two opposing sides, a bottom connected to the two sides, a striker at the inner surfaceof one of the sides, ends attached to the sides, and a retaining-band extending about the sides and ends, wherebya match when withdrawn from the holder may be ignited therein in the operation of withdrawal.

2. A match holder and striker combined comprising two substantially parallel oppos ing sides, a bottom connected integrally-to both of the sides, two ends each consisting of two parts of which one part is integral with one side and the other part is integral with the other side, a striker extending from one end to the other end parallel with and between the two opposing sides, and a movable retaining-band extending about the exterior of the opposing sides and the ends.

3. A match holder and striker combined comprising two opposing sides, a bottom connected to the two sides, ends attached to the sides, a striker supported between the two sides, a movable band extending about the exterior of the sides and the ends, and a catch whereby the band may be retained by one of the sides. I

t. A match holder and striker combined comprising a pair of opposing sides each of which is provided with an internal rib extending parallel to and near the bottom thereof, one of such sides having a depression in the outer side thereof; a bottom attached to the sides, two opposing ends attached to the sides, a striker supported between the two sides, a movable band extending about the exterior of the sides and ends and having a projection engaging the depression in said side whereby the band may be retained against sliding.

5. The match-holder comprising in combination the opposing sides, the overlapping ends having each a part formed integral with a side, the bottom connected integrally with the sides, the strikers attached to the interior surfaces of the sides, the two opposing internal ribs extending parallel to and near the bottom of the holder, the slidingband extending about the exterior of the sides and the ends, the corrugated partition between the opposing sides, and the matches having the heads held below and by said ribs.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. H. PA'YNn, E. T. SILVIUS. 

